Voice of the people (letter).

Election Grief

December 19, 2000|By Grant Devereaux.

OLD HICKORY, Tenn. — Pardon me if I do not cheer or grieve for either candidate. My grief is for the process, which seems woefully inadequate for a country as great as America. As Americans, as concerned citizens, we must demand that our leaders, before they do anything else, find a way to accurately register the votes of all Americans before our next election. This is imperative if our democracy, and our dreams, are to survive.

As for the candidates, one party may hold office, but we should acknowledge that this year, neither party produced a winner. Neither party ran an honest, thoughtful or visionary campaign with the dignity or honor that this high elective office needs or deserves. Perhaps that's why neither party could deliver a clear victor.